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Original Article
Endoscopic findings around the gastroesophageal junction: an experience from a tertiary hospital in Korea
Ji Hyun Kim, Jin Ki Hwang, Juhyung Kim, Sehe Dong Lee, Beom Jae Lee, Jae Seon Kim, Young-Tae Bak
Korean J Intern Med. 2008;23(3):127-133. Published online September 20, 2008
Background/AimsImportant lesions related to gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) are located around the gastroesophageal junction (GEJ). This study examined the distribution of endoscopic findings around the GEJ and elucidated their relationship to each other and esophageal ..
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Original Article
The investigation of macrophage infiltration in the early phase of ischemic acute renal failure in mice
Soo-Jeong Yu, Dong-Jin Oh, Suk-Hee Yu
Korean J Intern Med. 2008;23(2):64-71. Published online June 20, 2008
Background/AimsInflammation plays a key role in ischemic acute renal failure (ARF). The present study investigated the infiltration of macrophages in the early phase of ischemic ARF in mice. MethodsIschemic ARF was induced by ..
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Original Article
Endoscopic Grading of Atrophic Gastritis is Inversely Associated with Gastroesophageal Reflux and Gastropharyngeal Reflux
Do-Hoon Kim, Gwang-Ha Kim, Ji-Young Kim, Hwal-Suk Cho, Chan-Won Park, Sun-Mi Lee, Tae-Oh Kim, Dae-Hwan Kang, Geun-Am Song
Korean J Intern Med. 2007;22(4):231-236. Published online December 20, 2007
BackgroundReflux esophagitis is inversely associated with the presence of atrophic gastritis, and endoscopic grading of atrophic gastritis correlates with histological evaluation. The aim of this study was to investigate the association of the endoscopic grade of atrophic gast..
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Case Report
A Case of Infected Biloma due to Spontaneous Intrahepatic Biliary Rupture
Joong Hyun Lee, Jeong Ill Suh
Korean J Intern Med. 2007;22(3):220-224. Published online September 30, 2007
A "biloma" is a loculated collection of bile located outside of the biliary tree. It can be caused by traumatic, iatrogenic or spontaneous rupture of the biliary tree. Prior reports have documented an association of biloma with abdominal trauma, surgery and other primary causes, but spontaneous b..
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Original Article
Comparison of the Clinical Manifestations, Brain MRI and Prognosis between NeuroBehçet's Disease and Neuropsychiatric Lupus
Byung-Sik Cho, Hyun-Sook Kim, Su-Jin Oh, Hyeok-Jae Ko, Chong-Hyun Yoon, So-Lyung Jung, Do-June Min, Wan-Uk Kim
Korean J Intern Med. 2007;22(2):77-86. Published online June 30, 2007
BackgroundNeuropsychiatric systemic lupus erythematosus (NPSLE) shows some similarities to neuroBehçet's disease (NBD) in that both conditions have some analogous clinical features and they are both pathologically associated cerebral vasculopathy. This study compared the cli..
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Case Report
Agenesis of the Dorsal Pancreas: A Case Report and Review of the Literature
Young-Eun Joo, Ho-Cheol Kang, Hyun-Soo Kim, Sung-Kyu Choi, Jong-Sun Rew, Min-Young Chung, Sei-Jong Kim
Korean J Intern Med. 2006;21(4):236-239. Published online December 31, 2006
Partial or complete agenesis of the dorsal pancreas is a rare congenital anomaly that results from the embryological failure of the dorsal pancreatic bud to form the body and tail of the pancreas. To date, four cases have been reported in Korea. We report an additional case; a 25-year-old woman p..
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Original Article
ESHAP Salvage Therapy for Refractory and Relapsed Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma: A Single Center Experience
Sang Hyoung Park, Shin Kim, Ok Bae Ko, Ja Eun Koo, Danbi Lee, Yong Pil Jeong, Jooryung Huh, Sung-Bae Kim, Sang We Kim, Jae-Lyun Lee, Cheolwon Suh
Korean J Intern Med. 2006;21(3):159-164. Published online September 30, 2006
BackgroundThe ESHAP chemotherapy regimen, that is, the combination of the etoposide, methylprednisolone, high-dose cytarabine and cisplatin, has been shown to be active against relapsing or refractory non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL) in previous therapeutic trials. We attempted to..
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Case Report
Coronary Artery Intervention after Cytostatics Treatment in Unstable Angina Patient with Essential Thrombocythemia. A Case Report and Literature Review
Hyun Chang, Chi Young Shim, June-Won Cheong, Ju-Yeon Pyo, Young Guk Ko, Donghoon Choi, Yangsoo Jang
Korean J Intern Med. 2006;21(2):146-149. Published online June 30, 2006
Essential thrombocythemia (ET) is a clonal disorder of myeloid stem cells that causes thrombocytosis. As a result, ET can lead to vascular thrombosis and tissue ischemia; the association of coronary artery abnormalities such as myocardial infarction or unstable angina is rare. Here we describe a ..
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Case Report
Congenital Double-Orifice Mitral Valve with Mitral Regurgitation due to Flail Leaflet in an Elderly Patient
Shin-Jae Kim, Eun-Seok Shin, Sang-Gon Lee
Korean J Intern Med. 2005;20(3):251-254. Published online September 30, 2005
We report here on a case of double-orifice mitral valve with mitral regurgitation in a 75-year-old female who had complaints of mild dyspnea. Transthoracic and transesophageal echocardiography showed two orifices that were supplied by their own chordae from a different papillary muscle. Color Dop..
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Review
The Urine Urokinase Concentration in End Stage Renal Disease with Acquired Renal Cyst
Sae Yong Hong, Dong Ho Yang, Byoung Ho Lee, Eun Kyong Ki, Kang Hoe Chung
Korean J Intern Med. 1991;6(2):64-69. Published online July 1, 1991
To see whether there was any difference in the urine urokinase concentration between acquired cystic kidney disease (ACKD) group and control (non cyst) group in end stage renal disease patients (ESRD), we evaluated fifty ESRD patients who had been maintained on chronic hemodialysis for various period. The ur..
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